ROSACEAE 205 



PYRACANTHA. Firethorn. Branches spiny. Ls. alternate or in clusters. 

 Fls. small, white, in branched clusters. Fruit a 5-seeded berry. 



P. (Cotoneaster) angustifolia. 12. June. E. Branches rigid, spreading, downy. 

 Ls. lane, linear, 2, minutely toothed or entire, dark green above, grey- 

 felted below. Fls. I. Berry |, orange-yellow. China. (Fig. 52 e.) 

 P. coccinea. 15. June. E. Ls. ov., lane, zl, blunt-toothed, hairless below. 

 Fls. I, with hairy stalks. Berry \, orange-shaped, coral-red. South 

 Europe. (Fig. 88 h.) 



Variety Lalandii. More upright and vigorous. Ls. wider. Berries 

 brighter. 

 P. crenulata. Nepalese White Thorn. 15. June. E. Ls. lane, i\, toothed 

 towards apex, hairless. Fls. \, with hairless stalks. Berry round, yellow 

 to orange-red. Himalaya. 



Variety Gibhsii (P. Gihhsii, P. yunnanensis). Ls. obov., 3, blunt-ended, 

 round-toothed. Fls. larger. Berry red. China. (Fig. 88 j.) 

 Variety Rogersiana (P. Rogersiana). Ls. narrowly oblanc, 2. Hardier 

 and more showy than parent. (Fig. 88 G.) 



PYRUS, Pear. Ls. simple, alternate, with lateral veins curved at ends; leaf- 

 scars narrow. Fls. white, in small, usually unbranched clusters, styles free to base. 

 Fruit not indented at junction with stalk, flesh gritty. 



P. communis. Wild Pear (origin of cultivated pears). 40. April. D. Branchlets 

 with short stiff spurs, sometimes spiny. Ls. ov., 4, short-pointed, round- 

 toothed. Fls. I, in small branched clusters. Europe (including Britain), 

 Asia. (Fig. 94 a.) 



Variety cordata. Ls. 1 1. Fls. in racemes. Fruit round, brown with 

 white spots. 

 P. Pashia. 35. April-May. D. Often spiny. Ls. ov., 4, rounded base, round- 

 toothed, long-stalked. Fls. f , pink at first, in rounded branched clusters. 

 Fruit I, round, rough, brown with white spots. Himalaya. 

 Variety kiimaoni. Ls. and fl. -stalks hairless. 

 P. salicifoUa. Willow-leaved Pear. 25. April. D. Ls. lane, 2>h entire, silvery 

 grey, short-stalked. Fls. f , in small rounded branched clusters. Fruit |. 

 Levant. (Fig. 119 d.) 



Variety pendula. Branches drooping. 



RAPHIOLEPIS. Ls. alternate, roundish ov., 3, thick and leathery, distantly 

 toothed in outer half, crowded radially at end of shoots. Fls. f , in erect terminal 

 panicles or racemes, K5, C5, A15-20, G (2-3). Fruit ^, bluish black. 



* R. Delacourii. 10. June. E. Fls, pink. 



R.japonica. 10. June. E. Fls. white. (Fig. 89 a.) 



SORBUS. Buds large, with overlapping scales. Ls. alternate, simple with 

 straight veins or compound with curved veins. Fls. small, white, in large flattish 

 branched clusters. Fruit small and berry-like. 



{a) Ls. simple 

 S. Aria (Pyriis Aria, Aria nivea). White Beam. 45. May. D. Branchlets 

 shining dark brown, warted; buds green, elongated. Ls. ov., 4, double- 



